Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-11-26
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Ex Scuator Conkling msde n speech
OF only twenty fve minutes belorr thr
Supreme Court to earn The Tee Uf$i0,-
coz paid himby Virginia. This was nj
TIE rate of $4OO u inmate aud S6.66 u
second, And lie did not make u good
speech either.
The Tupelo JoVradl says the Ali
anoe people in that section are paving
their debts promptly. That certainly
speaks well for the Alliance, bur we
can't remember seeing an Alliance man
in our office lately except W. I. Ous
of Fcaru Springs; he is all right Tor =
year.
Speaking OF ~fattening hogs, W. B. f.,
of lIulchiSon, Kansas says: Il am sat-
isficd | eau fatten hogs in two-thirdS
of the time where corn is soaked, and
claim 20 per cent. is saved in feed, as
the same amount will contribute
TO growth and TAI than dry cora
Colman's Rural World.
Gen Sherman grabbed a negro | oy
by the throat the other day and shook
a half dozen earthquake agues al over
him in making him give his place to a
white lady on a New York street car.
Suppose Mr.. Jefferson Davis had
done that? Eh?-Annistou Watch.
man.
Hon" w. I.ucius Lowe. n colorcd
member Of the last Legislature from
Bolivar county. Las been sentenced to
the pcnitentiary for life. The jury
that found him guilty was composed
of one white and eleven cololed men.
- Clarion.
Some Of cur exchanges are trying
to account for the lurid appearance OF
the sun, and the hazy or smoky atmos-
phcrc and call it q phenomenon, when
IFS nothing but great forest fl es MAJ
ing u great smoke, What phenome'
non is there about ihati
II should be the aim to increase the
Yield of the crops every year. There
should be no "avtragc" yield on n farm
but the farmer should keep up the ter
tility so as to secure more. When the
yield increases, the value of the mn
nurc Is also increased. Too much ma
nurc or ievtilizer cannot be applied on
land that does not increase It's yield OF
crops every ycar"-Rural World.
Tho hearing before the Supreme
Cour, in..thc case OF Hamilton ona E.!
banks is concluded, and the opinion o
the Court made public, 1t atfirms tor
mcrs decisions in regard to Hamilton
mud grants Eubonk', bail, which hc
has given, aud ia released. Judge Ar
mold disscniea from the opinion in r.
gard to Hamilton, aud conlcnted HI
should n!so bG admitted 10 beil.
A gardener SAYS that black prppH
il the cabbage protector. aud the vs..
to apply il is 10 reduce to the fines
powder possible and phi j; into n clutN
that Won ram cause it to dust through
by striking it with the finger. Gotar
" in the morning while the dew is o.
! the cabbage. and dust II small quaint
| tv on eacn plant, and the vermin vii
: 20 without standing IN the order Q
; their going Exchange.
The above is ont Of season, bu. W
; suggest that it DC remembered an
given trial when the time comes.
/, Mr.. w. G.. Harrison. of this place
| was found dead IN tne WOODS by VI
! Gloon Walker, about two mile. sout
OF town in Coouewar bottom. II
thought he was killed by u pet dec
belonging TO Mr.. a, r. Walker. an
a suci, was the verdict of the coroner
y jury. Mr.. Harrison had gone into IL
bottom to look at some wood whif
5 he had hired cut, and a found lcal
:, ing against a cord Of wood, dead.
= is supposed he had been there five
six hours when found. The mari
z and wounds found on his body. I
nethcr with the hairs of the deer
y his clothing, clearly indicate that
N came to his death struggling with Il
o vicious deer. Verona Standard.